Since when did tokenism for the sake of tokenism become a good idea? I'm almost tempted to think that a Clinton defeat (if it happens) would be a sign of political maturity on the issue.
Al, electing the first female President isn't just tokenism. There's a basic hostility to Hillary in one influential segment of our culture, based largely on a combination of her gender and her politics. The ability of our society to get past the bigotry/subculture would be a sign of great maturity.
Ebowed:
I think that's a fair counterpoint w.r.t. elected positions. But w.r.t. social attitudes, the 1970s was much more conscious and acknowledging at least, of the inequalities that exist. Today sexism is challenged-- especially among the younger generation-- much, much less often than it would have in the past, and there is arguably a much larger visible quantity of it. I think anti-racism has sunk in more deeply in society than anti-sexism, at least on the surface.
